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Report:Racing to Zero? Canadian Banks’ Dubious Net Zero Commitments
Canada’s big five banks will be forced out of the United Nations’ net zero banking club unless they present a credible plan to phase out support for fossil fuels and…
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Investigation: Lobbying against Nature
Federal lobbying efforts by natural resource companies to influence nature and biodiversity policies.
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Report: What to do about Canadian Banks ‘Quiet Quitting’ their Climate Commitments
A new report from Greenpeace Canada shows how the fossil fuel industry-backed assault on banks’ climate commitments has only highlighted the urgent need for governments to step in and regulate the financial sector – in 2022, the five biggest Canadian banks provided 20.4 percent of funding that went to fossil fuels from the 60 largest banks in…
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Greenpeace Canada’s reaction to the Pathways Alliance scrubbing all information from their website and social media channels
The Pathways Alliance scrubbed all information from their website and social media channels claiming that “amendments to the Competition Act will create significant uncertainty for Canadian companies that want to communicate publicly about the work they are doing to improve their environmental performance.
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Shell’s flagship carbon capture project sold $200M of ‘phantom’ emissions credits: Greenpeace report
Shell’s flagship carbon capture project has made over $200 million (CAD) selling emissions credits for reductions that never happened, according to a new investigative report Selling Hot Air from Greenpeace Canada.
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INC-4: Plastics talks in Ottawa end on a disappointing note under compromised Canadian leadership
Late on Monday night, the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) for a Global Plastics Treaty ended with world governments failing to agree on the inclusion of any reference to plastic production or polymers in intersessional work, despite strong support by various countries, scientists and civil society groups. While Canada supported in principle…
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As political parties enter election-mode, let’s keep talking about climate action
What happened when a Greenpeace activist showed up with a climate action banner at a Conservative ‘Axe the Carbon Tax’ rally? I’m here to fill you in!
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UNEA-6: Member States Urged to Uphold Ambition in Plastics Treaty Negotiation
As the 6th session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) concludes, Greenpeace renews calls for member states to push for an ambitious Global Plastics Treaty.
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Lobbying against Nature: Greenpeace Canada investigation reveals united industry front pushing for offsets
A new investigation released today by Greenpeace Canada reveals a united industry front pushing for federal offset policies that would allow them to pay-to-pollute, instead of urgently needed measures like strong nature protections and absolute emissions reductions.
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Resolution: Justice. Setting intentions for the world we want
January, 2024. By now, the average person has made a brief (or lengthy) list of goals they’d like to achieve for themselves this year. This is no uncommon phenomenon, and…
